You may not realize how very pervasive holiday decorations are until they’re gone. They fill every cranny and nook, creating the aura of a fairytale. It’s only after you take them down that the starkness of “nothing” becomes the reality Read More …
Can you guess what this will be about? Do you think it has to do with being the same and confirming to the rest of the brands around you? No… it doesn’t. This is truly about uniform marketing or in Read More …
Rather than keep you in suspense from yesterday’s post and the “tease” about plastic for your packaging, I thought I would resolve that “thought” today. So, today’s post is about something that is more than annoying, especially for parents of Read More …
Years have past since printed marketing was oppressively expensive. While there are still expenses associated with any of your printing needs, overall, print is cheap and totally worth the effort if you use it the right way. Let’s take packaging Read More …
How is it possible to not be one of these: good all the time or bad all the time? Somehow, there are retailers and service providers that are simply inconsistently good and bad depending on the day (or quite likely, Read More …
Did you know that the 3 gifts of the Magi are still valuable today? For any of the three, you should be prepared to pay dearly. You probably know the price of gold has continued to stay high due to Read More …
During the weeks and days leading up to the holiday, promotions, discounts and offers were a welcome sight in my e-mail inbox. Today, however, getting over 75 e-mails promoting overstock, winter clearance, healthy new you and post-holiday dining out specials Read More …
Today is an unusual day for us. Typically, our weekends and especially during the holidays, we have someplace to be, something to do or people to host at home. So, since we have no place to go today, I think Read More …
As we wrap up the holidays there are a few habits we’ll have to break, like wearing jammies all day, sleeping until noon and eating cookies – just because you can and they’re there. One habit that we keep year-round Read More …
When we are fortunate enough to have holidays that break up the week, the ensuing days off affect the “normal” activities in many of our lives. So – while today is indeed Friday, does the day matter when you’ve had Read More …